Views in Depth

AC Milan 'close to appointing Mihajlovi'
Former Sampdoria manager Sinisa Mihajlovi is
close to being announced as the new coach of
struggling AC Milan, according to Gazzetta dello
Sport. Mihajlovic referenced Winston Churchill,
Robin Williams and John F Kennedy as he
resigned as Sampdoria boss after two seasons in
charge at the weekend.
08:51
Cleverley to Everton?

Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, who
is out of contract this summer, will join Everton
this week on a five-year contract, according to The
Times. The 25-year-old spent most of the
2014-15 season on loan at Aston Villa.
08:43
Fifa crisis
Here at Sportsday we are trying to move on from
the Fifa saga, but it's not easy when more and
more revelations are seeping out every day.
Former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer has admitted
that he and others on the executive committee
agreed to accept bribes in connection with the
choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup hosts.
The American said he also facilitated bribes over
the 1998 event. The admissions come in a newly
released transcript from a 2013 US hearing in
which he pleads guilty to 10 charges.
That's all you'll hear from us about Fifa...for at
least an hour.
08:35
Triathlete skips European Games
Triathlete Helen Jenkins says she withdrew from
the European Games in order to aid her hopes of
qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The Welsh athlete, 31, will miss the event in Baku,
Azerbaijan, from 12-28 June because of an ankle
injury.
"It's best for me to get the training in and really
focus on our selection races," Jenkins tells BBC
Radio Wales Sport.
08:29
Murray to forget Djokovic record
It's women's semi-final day at the French Open,
with Serena Williams in action along with Ana
Ivanovic - girlfriend of Germany footballer Bastian
Schweinsteiger.
But already attention is turning to Friday's men's
semis. Can Andy Murray really beat Novak
Djokovic on clay at Roland Garros?
"My job is to forget about what's happened in the
past and focus on that match," Murray tells BBC
Sport. "I need to come up with the best game plan
possible to win against him."
08:20
On this day
Rugby union
In 2009, former England and Bath boss Andy
Robinson was named as the new Scotland head
coach.
08:38
To Hull and back
Relegated Hull City were top of the Premier League
when it came to entertaining away fans last
season. A Football Supporters' Federation survey
rated the Tigers top, with fellow relegated side QPR
at the bottom.
Nearly 4,000 fans in all four professional divisions
of English football took part. They were asked to
rate transport links, turnstiles, stadium layout, food
and drink, view of the pitch and security.
Only 4% cited the likelihood of watching their team
win as a reason for making an away trip.
08:12
LATEST GOSSIP
Rafael Benitez has been manager of Real Madrid
for five minutes and already the gossip columns
are full of what the former Chelsea and Liverpool
boss might - or might not - do in the transfer
market.
According to the Daily Express, Manchester
United have had an offer of £110m for Real
Madrid's Wales international forward Gareth Bale,
25, and defender Raphael Varane, 22, rejected by
the La Liga club.
But the Sun says Real are confident of signing
24-year-old United goalkeeper David De Gea, who
has one year left on his current contract, for
£30m.
Read what other transfer stories are making
Thursday's newspapers in the gossip column.
08:08
Back pages
The front and back pages of Thursday's national
newspapers are still packed with Fifa stories but
we have managed to get our hands on one or two
that are not. Time to find out what the papers are
saying.
Tired of the Fifa saga? Worn down by tales of Sepp
Blatter and the crisis engulfing football's world
governing body? So are we. It's time to focus on
all things good about sport.
Can Andy Murray win the French Open? Do
Juventus have any chance of stopping Barcelona
winning Saturday's Champions League final? Is
Lewis Hamilton going to win Sunday's Canadian
Grand Prix?
Good morning and welcome to Thursday's
Sportsday.
08:00
Back pages
Daily Mirror
We love a good old transfer story and the Daily
Mirror obliges with news that is bound to turn
Liverpool fans red with anger. Will Reds forward
Raheem Sterling be playing at Manchester United
next season? The Mirror reports that Liverpool's
bitter rivals want the player and are preparing a
£25m offer.
Back pages
Sun
If you're an Arsenal fan then the Sun features two
stories on their back page but what will Gunners
boss Arsene Wenger think? There's a picture of
Gunners keeper Wojciech Szczesny having a
cigarette while Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere
is said to be 'fuming' after being charged with
misconduct by the Football Association.
Back pages
Daily Telegraph
It's unlikely Mo Farah will be doing his famous
'Mobot' celebration. The Daily Telegraph sports
section focuses on the story that one of the
world's best known athletics coaches is at the
centre of doping allegations following a BBC
investigation. Alberto Salazar trains Britain's Farah
at his base in Oregon in America.